State profile · Below median Poor share

Mississippi bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Mississippi, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

16,823
Public bridges
52.3%
Good condition
5.9%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

16,823

Public highway bridges in Mississippi

Good Condition

52.3%

8,797 bridges rated 7-9

2.3pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

5.9%

996 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-1.1pp vs national avg 7.0%

Mississippi vs national bridge condition

Mississippi - Good condition share 52.3%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Mississippi - Poor-condition share 19.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Mississippi55%38.8%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Mississippi (FHWA NBI)

Counties (82)

Adams 104 Alcorn 213 Amite 210 Attala 229 Benton 103 Bolivar 272 Calhoun 213 Carroll 225 Chickasaw 251 Choctaw 165 Claiborne 138 Clarke 224 Clay 155 Coahoma 116 Copiah 266 Covington 164 DeSoto 269 Forrest 287 Franklin 157 George 116 Greene 171 Grenada 163 Hancock 104 Harrison 306 Hinds 667 Holmes 212 Humphreys 94 Issaquena 20 Itawamba 230 Jackson 268 Jasper 194 Jefferson 102 Jefferson Davis 142 Jones 330 Kemper 211 Lafayette 259 Lamar 154 Lauderdale 484 Lawrence 134 Leake 200 Lee 393 Leflore 139 Lincoln 380 Lowndes 250 Madison 314 Marion 201 Marshall 256 Monroe 291 Montgomery 170 Neshoba 200 Newton 244 Noxubee 201 Oktibbeha 227 Panola 231 Pearl River 234 Perry 162 Pike 211 Pontotoc 169 Prentiss 205 Quitman 106 Rankin 376 Scott 199 Sharkey 61 Simpson 201 Smith 175 Stone 125 Sunflower 169 Tallahatchie 155 Tate 139 Tippah 140 Tishomingo 149 Tunica 81 Union 207 Walthall 154 Warren 175 Washington 317 Wayne 214 Webster 181 Wilkinson 94 Winston 176 Yalobusha 158 Yazoo 271

Mississippi vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Mississippi on the same metric.

WY

Wyoming

5.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,181

ID

Idaho

5.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,742
Selected

MS

Mississippi

5.92% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,823

SC

South Carolina

6.10% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,396

WI

Wisconsin

6.13% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,851

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Mississippi

Six lowest-condition bridges in Mississippi, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

FELLOWSHIP ROAD

Poor

Over: BROCK CREEK

SEC 28 T 8S R 6E, Lee, MS

Built 1956 Load: 0.3 t ADT: 80

LEEAUBRE LANE

Poor

Over: TURKEYFOOT BRANCH

SEC 24 T 9N R 3W, Yazoo, MS

Built 1965 Load: 0.7 t ADT: 10

CO RD 125

Poor

Over: AIKENS CREEK

SEC 8 T20N R 3E, Carroll, MS

Built 1958 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 40

BUCK REED ROAD

Poor

Over: BRANCH OF BAKERS CREEK

SEC 26 T 6N R 4W, Hinds, MS

Built 1997 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 80

OFC THOMAS CATCHIN

Poor

Over: LYNCH CR

SEC 31 T 6N R 1E, Hinds, MS

Built 1985 Load: 1.0 t ADT: 4,000

WARREN TOWN ROAD

Poor

Over: PARKER CREEK

SEC 24 T10N R16E B, Kemper, MS

Built 1967 Load: 1.2 t ADT: 110

All Bridges in Mississippi

ED BOONE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 4 T10N R 6E, Leake, MS

Built 2000 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 20

SR 15

Good

Over: HITT BRANCH

3.0 MI N SR 504, Newton, MS

Built 1970 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 2,900

SR 50

Good

Over: TWIN BRANCH CREEK

2.9 MI E SR 9, Webster, MS

Built 1968 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 70

CO RD 254

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

SEC 15 T20N R 8E B, Webster, MS

Built 1979 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 110

CO RD 20

Good

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

SEC 18 T25N R 4E B, Yalobusha, MS

Built 1992 Load: 49.2 t ADT: 200

SR 467

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.6 MI N NATCHEZ TRACE, Hinds, MS

Built 1989 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 1,000

SMITH CO. 52

Good

Over: BCH OF W TALLAHALA CREEK

SEC 11 T 2N R 9E B, Smith, MS

Built 2003 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 450

LOTT TOWN RD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BOWIE CREEK

SEC 36 T 6N R15W B, Covington, MS

Built 1983 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 100

I 110 RAMP

Good

Over: BILOXI BACK BAY

1.2 MI N US 90, Harrison, MS

Built 1988 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 4,900

FORTIFICATION ST

Good

Over: ABANDONED RAILROAD

0.1 MI W OF I 55 MP 95.7, Hinds, MS

Built 1967 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 8,000

FORTIFICATION ST

Good

Over: ABANDONED RAILROAD

0.1 MI W OF I 55 MP 95.7, Hinds, MS

Built 1967 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 8,000

LUSTER ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC 16 T15N R 4W, Humphreys, MS

Built 1996 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 20

WOODY ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 32 T 5N R10E, Lawrence, MS

Built 2004 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 60

SR 4

Good

Over: TIPPAH CREEK

3.3 MI E BENTON CL, Tippah, MS

Built 1986 Load: 49.4 t ADT: 1,200

SR 43

Good

Over: EDWARDS BAYOU

0.6 MI N US 90, Hancock, MS

Built 1993 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 17,000

SR 895

Good

Over: TOOMSUBA CREEK

0.7 MI N US 80, Lauderdale, MS

Built 2021 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 200

SR 895

Good

Over: TOOMSUBA CREEK TRIBUTARY

0.9 MI N US 80, Lauderdale, MS

Built 2021 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 200

US 82

Good

Over: MAYO SLOUGH

7.8 MI E US 45A, Lowndes, MS

Built 1975 Load: 49.5 t ADT: 19,000

FRIARS PT - HWY 61

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

SEC 30 T29N R 3W B, Coahoma, MS

Built 2018 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 1,800

SOUTH 28TH AVENUE

Good

Over: BRANCH OF GORDONS CREEK

SEC 19 T 4N R13W, Forrest, MS

Built 2020 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 9,000

TROTTER ROAD

Good

Over: JONES BAYOU

SEC 28 T21N R 4W, Sunflower, MS

Built 1999 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 20

CO RD 164

Good

Over: OLD FIELD CREEK

SEC 2 T16S R 2E B, Webster, MS

Built 1999 Load: 49.6 t ADT: 80

SR 512

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

2.7 MI W SR 145, Clarke, MS

Built 2020 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 2,000

ODOM ROAD

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

SEC 3 T 3S R 8W, DeSoto, MS

Built 1996 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 300

STATE PARK ROAD

Good

Over: LOCAL STREAM

SEC 27 T14N R 3E B, Holmes, MS

Built 1999 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 30

BROAD LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

SEC 18 T15N R 4W, Humphreys, MS

Built 1992 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 180

I 269

Good

Over: DOGWOOD ROAD

1.0 MI S SR 302, Marshall, MS

Built 2016 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 7,000

I 269

Good

Over: DOGWOOD ROAD

1.0 MI S SR 302, Marshall, MS

Built 2016 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 7,000

SR 309

Good

Over: RED BANKS CRK TRIBUTARY

3.1 MI S I 22, Marshall, MS

Built 2021 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 4,200

COUNTY ROAD 832

Good

Over: JOEL CREEK

SEC 1 T12N R12E B, Neshoba, MS

Built 2003 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 100

OSWALT ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF BIG CREEK

SEC 17 T18N R12E, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 2009 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 40

BROCKDALE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BOGUE CHITTO

SEC 32 T 1N R10E, Walthall, MS

Built 2010 Load: 49.7 t ADT: 200

SR 2

Good

Over: STREAM

13.5 MI E TIPPAH CL, Alcorn, MS

Built 1978 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 3,700

SCHAMBERVILLE-COLL

Good

Over: BRANCH

SEC 3 T 7N R14E B, Lauderdale, MS

Built 1965 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,800

SR 583

Good

Over: WEST TOPISAW CREEK

5.9 MI N LAWRENCE CL, Lincoln, MS

Built 1975 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,200

SHILOH ROAD

Good

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

SEC 31 T 1S R 8E, Alcorn, MS

Built 1969 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 3,365

OLD JOE MORAN RD

Good

Over: BAYOU COCO

SEC 38 T 7S R14W B, Hancock, MS

Built 1992 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 200

LAUREL ST

Good

Over: LARGE STREAM

SEC 35 T 6N R 1E, Hinds, MS

Built 1955 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 1,000

JASPER CO. 2010

Good

Over: BCH OF E TALLAHALA CK

SEC 9 T 3N R11E, Jasper, MS

Built 2011 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 40

SHELBY ROAD

Good

Over: BOGUE FALEMA CREEK

SEC 19 T 5N R12E, Newton, MS

Built 2001 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 100

WILLOUGHBY ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE ROCK CREEK

SEC 10 T 8N R12E, Newton, MS

Built 2002 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 50

MOOR HIGH ROAD

Good

Over: BCH OF BROWNING CREEK

SEC 15 T17N R15E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1961 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 840

STURGIS-WEST POINT

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

SEC 34 T18N R12E B, Oktibbeha, MS

Built 1961 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 280

JANICE-BROOKLYN RD

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH

SEC 8 T 1N R11W B, Perry, MS

Built 1983 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 350

HIGHWAY 472

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

SEC 9 T10N R20W, Simpson, MS

Built 1975 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 110

PRICHARD ROAD

Good

Over: WHITE OAK BAYOU

SEC 28 T 4S R11W B, Tunica, MS

Built 2008 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 620

EDGAR STEED RD

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

SEC 19 T14N R10E, Winston, MS

Built 2003 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 50

SR 18

Good

Over: STREAM

5.5 MI W SR 27 SOUTH, Copiah, MS

Built 2019 Load: 50.1 t ADT: 1,400

SR 487

Good

Over: TUSCOLAMETA CANAL NORTH

1.7 MI N SR 500, Leake, MS

Built 2023 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 550

SR 19

Good

Over: KENTAWKA CANAL TRIBUTARY

1.0 MI S SR 16, Neshoba, MS

Built 2021 Load: 50.2 t ADT: 7,800

Showing 14,951-15,000 of 16,823 bridges

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